The gothic /
edited by Gilda Williams.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT, 2007.
- 237 p. ; 21 cm.
- Documents of contemporary art .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.
The contemporary Gothic in art is informed as much by the stock themes of the 18th and 19th centuries Gothic novel as it is by more recent permutations of the Gothic in horror film theory. This collection of writings examines the pervasive and influential role of 'the Gothic' in contemporary visual culture.